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11Sep/17

Pap in a pack – Nigerian entrepreneur turns traditional meal into hot commodity

September 11, 2017Food and DrinkAbuja, Adebimpe, African cuisine, Ayooliwa Adebimpe, Breakfast cereal, Canada, Country: Nigeria, Cuisine by country, Cyprus, Edward Abuul, Food and drink, Foods, Germany, Hospitality/Recreation, Ijeoma Ndukwe, Kingsley Oheazu, Lagos, Maize, National dishes, Nigeria, Ogi, Pap, Porridge, Scottish cuisine, South Africa, Staple foods, Tropical agriculture, Ugali, United Kingdom, United States, World cuisinesmbale

A traditional staple meal made from maize or sorghum and consumed widely across Africa in different forms, Pap is being sold in Nigeria in a labelled, convenient pack with a guarantee that it is hygienically prepared and fit for export. Entrepreneur Ijeoma Ndukwe has big plans to take this simple porridge to Nigeria’s huge Diaspora population with an insatiable taste for home, and while it is not too different from what people have consumed for generations, Ndukwe says her business plan offers a more ‘complete package’.
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27Jul/17

Google hopes to train 10 million people in Africa in online skills – CEO

July 27, 2017InternetAlphabet Inc., Artificial intelligence, Business/Finance, California, Companies, Company: Google, Geography of Africa, Google, Lagos, Nigeria, Pichai, San Francisco Bay Area, Sundar Pichai, Technology/Internet, World, World Wide Web, Xsmbale

LAGOS, NIGERIA (JULY 27, 2017) (GOOGLE) – Alphabet Inc’s Google aims to train 10 million people in Africa in online skills over the next five years in an effort to make them more employable, its chief executive said on Thursday (July 27).
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17Jul/17

Felicite wins best film at Africa movie award

July 17, 2017FilmsAchievement, Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Africa Movie Academy Awards, African cinema, African film awards, Akin Omotosho, Alain Gomis, Berlin, Cinema of Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Disney, Entertainment/Culture, Félicité, Hoodrush, Human Interest, India, Johannesburg, Kemen, Kemen Ekerette, Lagos, Mira Nair, Murtala Mohammed, Nigeria, Owiriwa, Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou, Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, Senegal, Yorubasmbale

The 13th Africa Movie Academy Awards popularly known as the AMAA Awards was held in Lagos on Saturday (July 15) to honour the best of the continent’s films. Continue reading →

05May/17

Photo exhibition highlights struggles of LGBT community in Nigeria

May 5, 2017Human InterestBisi Alisi Foundation, Geography of Nigeria, Human rights lawyer, In LGBT history, In Nigeria, Jumoke Sanwo, Kaduna, Lagos, Law by country, LGBT rights by country, LGBT rights in Nigeria, Nigeria, Nigerian law, Olumide Makanjuola, Omolara Oriye, Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act, Scott Long, Social Issuessmbale

LAGOS, NIGERIA (REUTERS) – In an effort to change public perceptions about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Nigerians and support their rights, a photo exhibition that highlights their experiences and challenges was recently opened in the country’s commercial capital, Lagos.
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27Apr/17

Nigerian entrepreneurs rush for growing snail market

April 27, 2017EconomyAchatina glutinosa, Achatinidae, Animals, Business, Company: Snail Care Farm, Country: Nigeria, Economy, Entrepreneurship, Giant African land snail, Heliciculture, Lagos, Land snail, Mollusca, Molluscs, Netherlands, Nigeria, Oluwatobilola, Oluwatobilola Ohioma-Belo, Snail, Snail slime, Structure, Tadzio Okhiria, United Kingdom, United Statessmbale

The Giant African Snail is sought after in parts of the world for its nutritional and cosmetic benefits. In Nigeria, some entrepreneurs have found opportunities to export the molluscs abroad.
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07Mar/17

Nigeria seeks U.S. immigration clarity, advises against non-urgent travel

March 7, 2017ImmigrationAbike Dabiri, Abuja, Atlanta, Countries, Country: United States, Cultural globalization, Dabiri, Dabiri-Erewa, Demography, Donald Trump, Foreign relations of the United States, Halima Benjamin, Human migration, International organizations, Iraq, Lagos, Nigeria, president, Social Issues, Travel visa, United States, Victor Obot, Visa policy of Lebanon, Visa policy of Libya, Washington, Worldsmbale

Nigeria advises its citizens against any non-urgent travel to the United States until Washington clarifies its immigration policy, following several incidents of people with valid visas being denied entry.

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13Feb/17

Nigerians react as president Buhari extends medical leave

February 13, 2017PoliticsAdua, Africa, Boko Haram, Buhari's anti-corruption war, Chibok, Country: Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, Government, Lagos, London, Malachy Ugwummadu, Muhammadu Buhari, Niger Delta conflict, Nigeria, Nigerian Muslims, Nigerian people, Oloyede Kamoru, Olugbolahan, Olusegun Obasanjo, Osinbajo, president, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Umaru Yar, Umaru Yar'Adua, Yemi Osinbajosmbale

Nigerians give mixed reactions as President Muhammadu Buhari extends his medical leave, deepening suspicions his health is worse than officials are admitting publicly.

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26Dec/16

African art and its causes in 2016

December 26, 2016ArtAbinoro Akporode, African art, Art, Art X Lagos, Atedo Peterside, Business, Businesspeople, Cape Town, Geography of Nigeria, Gunther von Hagens, Kenya, Lagos, London, London's National Portrait gallery, Nairobi, Nicholas Daley, Nigeria, Okwi Okoh, South Africa, Tackle, Tokini Peterside, United Kingdomsmbale

A look at how African artists used their platforms to tackle social issues in 2016.
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02Sep/16

Mark Zuckerberg meets tech developers in first visit to Nigeria

September 2, 2016InternetBusiness/Finance, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Cinema of the United States, Company: Facebook, Computing, Continent: Africa, Creative works, Facebook, Lagos, Mark Zuckerberg, Nerd culture, Nigeria, Randi Zuckerberg, social media, Technology/Internet, The Social Network, Yabacon Valley, Zuckerbergsmbale

Facebook founder and Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg meets with developers and local businesses in Nigeria.

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14Apr/16

CEO Murtala Muhammed Foundation Aisha Oyebode

Author of book on Chibok Girls visits the distraught parents two years on

April 14, 2016Human InterestAisha Buhari, Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode, Amnesty International, Anti-Christianity, Anti-intellectualism, Anti-Western sentiment, Bana Lawan, Boko Haram, Boko Haram insurgency, Chibok, Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping, Child abduction, Company: Chibok, Country: Nigeria, Crime, Crimes, Daughters of Chibok, Hauwa, Islamic extremism in Northern Nigeria, Lagos, Mary Ishaya, Muhammed-Oyebode, Murtala Muhammed Foundation, Nigeria, Rifkatu Ayuba, Saratu, Slavery in Africa, States of Nigeria, united nations children's fund, United States, Yana Galangsmbale

The author of a book on the Chibok Girls speaks of the parents’ distress two years after losing their children to Boko Haram, unsure if they are alive or how they are and after a viewing new video of the girls, said to be filmed last December.

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